I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean. Francis Ford Coppola catholicchurchnun Change image and share on social
I had to get a job, and of course, the job was 'The Godfather.' That made me be something I didn't know I was going to be. I became a big-shot director. Francis Ford Coppola bigdirectorgodfather Change image and share on social
'The Godfather' changed my life, for better or worse. It definitely made me have an older man's film career when I was 29. Francis Ford Coppola badlycareerchange Change image and share on social
I liked to work in a shop down in the basement and invent things and build gadgets. Francis Ford Coppola basementbuildgadget Change image and share on social
Films and hotels have many aspects that are the same. For example, there is always a big vision, an idea. Francis Ford Coppola aspectbigfilm Change image and share on social
The whole reason one wants to do lower budget films is because the lower the budget, the bigger the ideas, the bigger the themes, the more interesting the art. Francis Ford Coppola artbigbudget Change image and share on social
When I was sixteen or seventeen, I wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a playwright. But everything I wrote, I thought, was weak. And I can remember falling asleep in tears because I had no talent the way I wanted to have. Francis Ford Coppola asleepfallplaywright share on social
'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean. Francis Ford Coppola classicaldriveforce Change image and share on social
Frank Capra was a prop man, I think. John Ford was a prop man. It was a little bit of a father and son thing, and you kind of worked your way up. Francis Ford Coppola bitecaprafather Change image and share on social
The stuff that I got in trouble for, the casting for The Godfather or the flag scene in Patton, was the stuff that was remembered, and was considered the good work. Francis Ford Coppola castconsiderflag Change image and share on social
